Weather prompts Jill Biden cancellation

Oct. 27, 2012

ASHEVILLE — The Obama campaign announced late Saturday that the expected effects of Hurricane Sandy prompted it to cancel plans for Jill Biden to visit President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters today on Hilliard Avenue.

Biden, Vice President Joe Biden’s wife, and Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, the vice president’s oldest son, also planned to stop at the campaign headquarters in Huntersville on Sunday.

“Due to disaster preparedness and local security concerns, Dr. Jill Biden’s campaign events in North Carolina ... have been canceled for Sunday,” the campaign said in a news release.

“This change in schedule is being taken out of an abundance of caution to ensure that all local law enforcement and emergency management resources can stay focused on ensuring the safety of people who might be impacted by the storm.”